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Choida Jamtsho

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Choida Jamtsho
Member of the National Assembly
In office
31 October 2018 – 18 April 2021
Succeeded byKarma Dorji
ConstituencyNganglam
In office
2013–2018
ConstituencyNganglam
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNganglam
Personal details
Born(1965-03-17)17 March 1965
Died18 April 2021(2021-04-18) (aged 56)
Political partyDruk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)
Alma materSherubtse College
University of East Anglia

Choida Jamtsho (17 March 1965 — 18 April 2021) was a Bhutanese politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.[1] Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan from 2008 to 2013 and again from 2013 to 2018.[2][3]

Education

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He was educated at Sherubtse College, Bhutan (Bachelor of Commerce, 1989) and the University of East Anglia (MSc Environmental Sciences, 2006).[4]

Political career

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He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DPT from Nganglam constituency in 2008 and 2013 elections.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DPT from Nganglam constituency in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election. He received 3576 votes and defeated Karma Dorji, a candidate of DNT.[5]

Jamtsho died in April 2021 from food poisoning.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Hon. Choida Jamtsho". www.nab.gov.bt.
  2. ^ "Choida Jamtsho". National Assembly (Bhutan). Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Govt. committed to its employment pledge: Labour minister". Kuensel. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Pema Gatshel". Ipa Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  5. ^ "DPT sweeps Trashiyangtse and Pemagatshel". The Bhutanese.
  6. ^ "MP Choida Jamtsho passes away reportedly from food poisoning". BBS. 19 April 2021.